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February 20, 2020 at 11:22 pm

EU ends testy budget summit without deal, much work ahead VIEW

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders broke up a marathon budget summit without a deal Friday and their positions were still so far apart that...

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February 20, 2020 at 2:55 am

1 trillion euros: EU leaders get into big fight over budget VIEW

BRUSSELS (AP) — European leaders argued into the early hours of Friday about how to spend and share some 1 trillion euros ($1.1 trillion) over...

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February 17, 2020 at 10:46 am

UK to EU: we won’t accept supervision in post-Brexit deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — Britain's chief negotiator on Monday set out a clashing course in trade talks with the European Union, saying the 27-nation bloc has...

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February 13, 2020 at 11:27 pm

With Britain out, the unwieldy EU faces major budget battle VIEW

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Brexit drama shook the foundations of the European Union for years and laid bare the need for much-delayed political renovations at...

February 5, 2020 at 3:35 am

EU focuses on Balkans for enlargement after Brexit

BRUSSELS (AP) — Down one country with the departure of Britain, the European Union's executive proposed a new system for adding members in a move...

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February 3, 2020 at 12:47 am

UK and EU clash over trade with 11 months to make a deal VIEW

LONDON (AP) — Britain and the European Union set out clashing opening gambits Monday on striking a post-Brexit trade deal, making it clear that each...

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Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, center, arrives for a cabinet meeting at National Glass Centre at the University of Sunderland, the city which was the first to back Brexit when results were announced after the 2016 referendum, in England, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. Britain officially leaves the European Union on Friday after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum. (Paul Ellis/Pool photo via AP) LLT109 LLT109

January 30, 2020 at 11:08 pm

Britain leaves the European Union, leaps into the unknown VIEW

LONDON (AP) — So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu. With little fanfare, Britain left the European Union on Friday after 47 years of membership, taking...

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January 30, 2020 at 9:55 pm

Belgian court acquits 3 doctors in landmark euthanasia case

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium's euthanasia law survived a key test on Friday when a high court acquitted three doctors of charges of manslaughter by poisoning...

January 30, 2020 at 3:47 am

Brexit finally arrives Friday: A momentous yet quiet moment VIEW

BRUSSELS (AP) — Friday will mark a truly historic moment, but almost nothing will happen. A few Union Jack flags will be lowered from European...

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January 29, 2020 at 4:05 am

Brexit deal cleared by EU Parliament; UK set to leave Friday VIEW

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union grudgingly let go of the United Kingdom with a final vote Wednesday at the EU's parliament that ended the...

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